To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marc Shorr, Information Technology Director
Report Title: Purchase Order with General Datatech, L.P. for the renewal of CrowdStrike Falcon Complete
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Chief Information Officer, to execute a purchase order with General Datatech, L.P. not to exceed $3,425,000 for the renewal of CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, a managed endpoint protection service, for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost of this purchase is included in the Department of Information Technology's Security budget, Org. 1055, and will cover all departments except the Health Services Department. 100% User Departments.
BACKGROUND:
In March of 2021, the Department of Information Technology (DoIT) requested the Board to approve a software and services agreement with CrowdStrike, Inc. for the purchase of CrowdStrike Falcon Complete software. This anti-virus protection software provides 24x7 monitoring, detection and response activities to detect and prevent account breaches. The software was deployed soon after receiving Board approval and has been very effective at identifying and mitigating potential cyber incidences and we are recommending renewal of this managed endpoint protection software. The services being purchased are governed by the CrowdStrike Terms and Conditions, dated March 19, 2021, between the County and CrowdStrike.
Pursuant to the Purchasing Policy and Procedures, DoIT worked with the Purchasing Division of the Public Works Department to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit bids from interested vendors who are authorized third-party sellers of CrowdStike or an approved equal software. The RFP was released on March 22, 2024 and closed on April 19, 2024. The bid resulted in six (6) responses. An evaluation committee consisting of members from DoIT, ...
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